demeanour

Noun
Synonyms: demeanorbehaviorbehaviourconductdeportment

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. (behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other peopleSynonyms: demeanorbehaviorbehaviourconductdeportment
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Demeanor \De*mean"or\, n. [Written also demeanour.] [For demeanure, fr. demean. See Demean, v. t.]

1.Management; treatment; conduct. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

God commits the managing so great a trust . . . wholly to the demeanor of every grown man.— Milton.[1913 Webster]

2.Behavior; deportment; carriage; bearing; mien. [1913 Webster]

His demeanor was singularly pleasing.— Macaulay.[1913 Webster]
The men, as usual, liked her artless kindness and simple refined demeanor.— Thackeray.[1913 Webster]
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